Archives: Family Law

After a year of writing this column for the Wisconsin Law Journal, it is time to take a look back at the main issues for the year.

In this Issue: Review of “A Marriage Story,” Pensions, Divorce in 2020 and more!

In this Issue: New year, new Family Law Update, Hague child custody case before SCOTUS, frozen embryos and more!

On Jan. 13, 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the question of who can be friends with a judge – at least in the cyber world. 

In this Issue: Introducing Herman Mediation Services, Contempt of non-payment of GAL fees and more!

In this Issue: “The Judge on Facebook” case, divorce and social media and more!

In this Issue: Proposed GAL Training Rule, Women and Divorce, Post-Divorce Tax Benefits After Alimony Deduction’s Death and more!

With the training available to mediators today and the track record of success, it is close to malpractice for a lawyer to take a client to trial without at least trying mediation.

In this Issue: Review for “Judge on Facebook” case, effects of divorce on work performance, sperm donation and more!

The WI Supreme Court does not accept many family-law cases, so it was surprising when the justices granted review of Pulkkila v. Pulkkila.